Featured comment by Boopop:
"Why not instead of posting new videos from the same select channels every few days, introduce us to a new, good channel every few days? If people like..." More »
Face it, you're no mountaineer. Unless you are, in which case congrats. But for the rest of us, there'll be no mountain-top revelations to make our souls take flight. Not in real life anyway. But Google Map's new summit shots are the next best thing. Read More >>
Not a lot of us are going to have the luck, or the inclination to drag ourselves up the side of Mount Everest, but with this incredible gigapixel image, you can feel like you're really there, kind of. That's some serious zoomage. Read More >>
You might scoff at spending almost fifteen grand on a relatively boring watch that's crafted from a chunk of rock brought down from Everest's summit. But when you consider an expedition up the world's tallest mountain can cost as much as £50,000, this timepiece actually becomes a slightly more affordable way to visit the top of the world. Kind of. Read More >>
Featured comment by magicguppy:
"Yes it is.
There was a guy who did it himself, bought the permit and climbed without o2 or sherpas, saving himself £20k. I say did it, what I mean ..." More »
Even though four people died trying to climb Mount Everest last weekend and even if reaching the summit costs more than a Porsche, it's not stopping people from attempting to scale the highest point on Earth. In fact, there's so many people trying to climb Mount Everest that it's causing a human traffic jam. Read More >>
Featured comment by Zazzyo:
"Just a fact, Mount Everest may be the highest peak but it is wayy easier to climb than the second highest mountain named K2 in Pakistan" More »
Losing an arm in Afghanistan isn't stopping Private Jaco Van Gass from climbing the highest mountain in the world. The 25-year-old South African soldier is testing a prosthetic ice axe of his own design, which he'll use to climb Mt. Everest next month. Read More >>
Alan Arnette has an excellent post on Outside detailing the costs of reaching Earth's highest summit, Mount Everest. I've never thought about it before but it totally makes sense that there are a lot of things that go on to make that climb, right? And all those things cost a lot of money! Like £52,800-a-lot-of-money. Read More >>
If you were to poke your nose around the door of some fashionable London boutiques -- Howies, Albam, Fred Perry - you might encounter a jacket made with a mysterious material called “Ventile”. First developed for the World War II, this stuff is waterproof, windproof and 100 per cent breathable, which makes it perfect for the unpredictable British weather. Read More >>
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